Learn about some of the natural disasters that run havoc in people's lives around the world.
Batul Nafisa Baxamusa
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Mother Nature has bestowed us with many natural wonders. These wonders make living on the planet Earth a rich experience.
However, mother nature hath no fury. Nature is difficult to predict and can change the course of life in a moment.
Whether you are a storm chaser or trying to keep yourself prepared for any catastrophe, this web story will help introduce you to some possible natural disasters occurring around the world.
Avalanche
An avalanche is rapid ascend of snow down a slope. An avalanche can be caused by heavy snowstorm, heavy snowfall, human activity, warm weather, steep slopes, etc.
Blizzard
This weather disaster brings intense winter storms with heavy snow and strong winds lasting over 3 hours. It's triggered by freezing cold winds, moisture, and warm updrafts.
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Drought
Drought, a farmer's worst enemy, is prolonged soil dryness from insufficient rainfall, along with factors like altered water flow and climate shifts.
Earthquake
This geological disaster can run havoc in many lives. The sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust leads to seismic waves.
This leads to collapse of houses, buildings, trees, etc., leading to the loss of life and property.
Flood
This hydrological disaster floods land as water from lakes, rivers, seas, etc., is obstructed, causing rising water levels.
Heavy, nonstop rains, sudden snow melts, sudden storms like tsunami and cyclone can lead to floods.
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Landslide
Landslides are geological disasters involving the outward and downward movement of rock, soil, or artificial materials.
Landslides happen due to earthquakes, volcanic activity, heavy rains, human alterations to the landscape, disrupting natural slope stability.
Tsunami
A tsunami is a large tidal wave that causes displacement of large volume of water towards the land.
Cyclone
A cyclone, a tropical storm over the ocean, brings heavy rainfall, strong winds, and thunderstorms.
Cyclones in the Atlantic and Pacific are hurricanes, in the Indian and South Pacific they're cyclones, while in the Northwest Pacific, they're typhoons.
Tornado
A twister, a violent rotating cloud in contact with the earth's surface and a Cumulonimbus cloud, is known as a tornado. Tornadoes can reach wind speeds of 180 km/h to 480 km/h.
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Wildfire
Wildfires are large, uncontrollable forest fires, ignited naturally by dry vegetation in extreme heat or intentionally through arson.
Wildfires are highly dangerous, devastating flora and fauna. If they reach human settlements, they cause widespread destruction.
Volcano
A rupture in the earth's crust releases hot lava, toxic gases, and volcanic ash from the deep magma chamber, causing a volcanic eruption.
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A volcano erupts, spewing hot lava and sulfuric gas, causing massive destruction along its path.
Natural disasters are frightening and difficult to predict. Their destruction can destroy an entire community.
With global warming and climatic change facing us, it is important to nurture our nature. Reduce CO2 emissions, reduce, reuse, and recycle should be the new mantra for the planet.
This will help our planet overcome the impending crisis and reduce the reoccurrence of the natural disasters that have started to occur more frequently.
For our future and our children's future, let's tackle climatic change and be better prepared for natural disasters that may affect us.